{"podcast":{"title":"The Voice of Early Childhood","slug":"the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746","podcast_index_feed_id":6315746,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/469116/rss","website_url":"http://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/e/0/5/ae05a72814194d78e55e3c100dce7605/Podcast_logo_Libsyn.png","author":"Angelica Celinska","episode_count":159,"summary":"The Voice of Early Childhood Podcast: involving you in thought-provoking discussions around early childhood. This weekly podcast brings you discussion, reflection, debate and a window into the minds of advocates working with our young leaders of tomorrow.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T04:17:20.189634+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746"},"episode":{"title":"Stories that connect us: How books foster belonging in the early years","slug":"stories-that-connect-us-how-books-foster-belonging-in-the-early-years","published_at":"2026-01-05T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746/stories-that-connect-us-how-books-foster-belonging-in-the-early-years","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746","url":"https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/stories-that-connect-us-how-books-foster-belonging-in-the-early-years/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/decd6f39-4851-4730-ba8f-070dbd282579/Laura_Henry-Allain.mp3?dest-id=3970080","summary":"In early childhood, stories are more than words on a page. They are bridges—between experiences, identities, and possibilities. This idea sits at the heart of a powerful conversation with Laura Henry-Allain MBE: award-winning early education specialist, author, and creator of the ground-breaking CBeebies series JoJo and Gran Gran . In this podcast episode, Laura shares her insights on the transformative potential of books in early childhood settings, and how storytelling can offer every child a sense of belonging. Read the article here: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/ s tories-that-connect-us-how-books-foster-belonging-in-the-early-years/ This episode is sponsored by Ladybird Books: We make growing up the best story ever! From your baby's first book to starting school, at Ladybird we publish something for every milestone. Discover a range of your little one's favourite characters, from Peppa Pig to Topsy and Tim, and much more. To find out more visit: https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/ladybird Our 2026 conference info & tickets: https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/early-years-conference-2026/ Listen to more: If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like: · The value of storytelling, by Olivia Corbin-Phillip, https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/the-value-of-storytelling/ · Extremely early literacy, by Dan Berman, https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/extremely-early-literacy/ Get in touch and share your voice: Do you have thoughts, questions or feedback? Get in touch here! – https://thevoiceofearlychildhood.com/contact/ Episode break down: 00:00 – 2026 Conference: Laura Henry-Allain MBE as keynote speaker 02:20 – Introducing Laura Henry-Allain MBE 06:10 – Why books matter: emotion, curiosity, access, and \"windows\" for children 08:30 – Representation and belon…","meta_description":"In early childhood, stories are more than words on a page. They are bridges—between experiences, identities, and possibilities. This idea sits at the hear…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2599,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746/episodes/stories-that-connect-us-how-books-foster-belonging-in-the-early-years/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-voice-of-early-childhood-6315746/stories-that-connect-us-how-books-foster-belonging-in-the-early-years.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}